How To Deal With A Bully In The Workplace

If you are a target of workplace bullying, no wonder why you start your week with a pit of anxiety and stress in your stomach. You count days or wait desperately for the week to end to avoid the mental torture you have to deal with in the office.

Sad but true, workplace bullies have become an everyday thing in our lives. Whether there is someone who berates you, excludes you, makes snide remarks at you or threatens you, inappropriate behavior, in any form, is enough to reduce someone’s efficiency and productivity.

A recent study found that one in every four employee experiences bullying in the workplace. This toxic practice can cost businesses up to $200 billion a year as it increases absenteeism, high turnover and decreases productivity.

So what exactly is workplace bullying and why are its effects so corrosive?